To make porcelain tile work within your installation area, it’s vital that you know how to cut it accurately. Using a wet tile saw is arguably the best method for cutting porcelain tile. Prep the tile you want to cut by scoring a line that indicates the edge of the tile you want to cut.
Well, all my local HomeCheap-o’s stopped their offer of cutting tile. The Tile Shop saved my butt recently and let me use their GIGANTIC back room 6 foot wide-table tile wet saw, normally they’d charge $1.00 per cut, but they know me so were nice about it, no fee to me. With a porcelain tile make several very shallow cuts, have a friend with a cup of water or a trickle hose to cool the tile and blade.
Manual tile cutters, like rail cutters, use a wheel to score the tile and then rails that apply pressure to snap the tile along the scored line. Tile Size Consider what is the largest size of tile that you plan to cut and choose a tile cutting tool that can handle the job. While you may be able to use a large tile cutting tool for small tile, don’t expect to use a small tile cutting tool for large format tiles.
Make relief cuts from one side of the tile toward the marked line when cutting curved lines. Relief cuts decrease stress on the cutting blade and they resemble fringes. Then cut along the curved line, slightly turning the tile as the blade cuts it.